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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
2
Wilson county clerk of court M. D. Owens was convicted on drunken driving charges in recorder's court. A six month sentence was suspended on condition he pays a $50 fine and costs and for 12 months may not drive. appeal indicated.
Chicago August 27 notes show butter receipts at 996266 unsettled and unchanged prices per Chicago price current. Eggs receipts 13350 unsettled with current receipts 32 checks 29-2914. other prices stable.
Reports describe a first combined air operation over the Sidi Barrani and El Daba areas with US Army Air Force medium bombers RAF and South African planes joining RAF and naval aircraft. Informants in London say a new battle near El Alamein is possible as Rommel shows movement toward Alexandria. The Daily Mail urges British and American rewards to regain the Mediterranean and close on Italy with Alexander leading renewed Allied strength.
The memo notes issued by WPB officials say Nelson’s blunt letter to military leaders highlights growing gravity in materials shortages and the resulting production slowdowns and temporary plant shutdowns as priorities inflate. Vancouver port records show 46,734 ships and 1,187,062 passengers in 1939.
The North Carolina interior will see mild temperatures tonight with a slight warming trend. South Carolina also reports mild temperatures tonight. Georgia has little change in temperature with slightly warmer conditions in the northern portion tonight.
U S soldiers from Massachusetts Rhode Island Tennessee Georgia Idaho Louisiana and Washington state describe the Egyptian climate and rough bivouac. They note heat not as harsh as Louisiana training and entertain with baseball softball and contests with RAF Greek and Polish troops. A nearby airfield showcases a new medium bomber while planes from here have damaged Tobruk Matruh and El Daba.
The report notes the heavy war pressure on tanks and airpower, with the outcome of the Stalingrad siege crucial to Nazi manpower shifts. It adds that while speculation runs about quick Soviet fall, many factors remain uncertain. It also flags a near inevitable major clash in Egypt between Allied forces and Rommel, as another front in Hitler's Middle East squeeze develops.
Secretary Wickard argues that livestock ceilings would not raise meat supply nor lower consumer prices as the CPA continues to press for full operation of the meat packing industry.
Allied airmen sunk a gunboat and damaged transports while the Milne Bay landing met immediate engagement. Since the five day flare up, American bombers set ablaze two destroyers and attacked invasion fleet vessels as forces clash near Guadalcanal and New Guinea.
The safety division of the Army Air Corps plans to base its Winston Salem headquarters in five floors of the Nissen Building around November 1. Harry Krist of the Chamber of Commerce announced the lease signing soon. About 75 to 100 Army officers and 300 civilians are expected to relocate from Washington, D. C.
German forces pressed from the Caucasus toward stages near the Caspian, aided by dive bombers and tanks. Soviet lines northwest and southwest of a Volga city held firm though under heavy pressure, with a Red Army counteroffensive west of Moscow reclaiming hundreds of settlements.
President Roosevelt spent his morning in Washington in talks with Peter Fraser, New Zealand prime minister, who arrived yesterday for important discussions on wartime problems.
Allied Flying Fortresses Kittyhawk fighters and Marauders pounded ships and barges landing Japanese troops at Milne Bay. Clouds and heavy rain limited visibility while crews strafed shore positions and launches. One transport was sunk and six barges destroyed as the battle intensified along the New Guinea coast.
The Willing Workers Club of First Baptist plans a postponed meeting at the church tomorrow at 8 00 PM to hear the Camp Meeting Choir and the Krasher Trio of New York City perform a rare program. Attendees are urged to hear the Black performers in High Point en route to Birmingham.
The 45,000 ton Iowa, largest battleship built by the United States, slid down the Ways at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Assistant Secretary Ralph A. Bard proclaimed the ship would fire faster and farther than any other afloat and noted its predecessors in naval history.
United States ambassador Norman Armour said after a ten day tour of the United States that Axis leaders would see the war cannot end except in victory for the United Nations. He noted his travels from Argentina strengthened his conviction of eventual Allied victory.
London reported that three German merchant ships of about 1500 tons each were severely damaged and a small vessel hit as Hurricane bombers attacked a five-ship convoy off Dieppe. The raiders, backed by Spitfire fighters, returned safely after brief anti air fire. one squadron leader said the attack used sun and sea level approach to strike.
Washington Aug 27. Secretary of War Stimson disclosed that the Army will accept enlistments of men 45 to 50 years old who have particular skills or aptitudes. They will be assigned to service commands to release younger enlisted men for general military service. Previously the top age limit was 45.
Washington Aug 27 The Truman Committee chief counsel Hugh Fulton said the committee asked the CIO American Communications Association for more information on complaints that vital war messages were delayed while race track news received special handling The union asked the committee to investigate the telegraph industry based on these complaints
The War Department said army officers will stop wearing rank insignia on shoulder loops of shirts and field jackets to avoid interference with masks carbines and equipment. Insignia will move to the shirt collar displaying U S and will also appear on the garrison cap. Service coats will still show insignia on the shoulder.
Detroit Aug 27 Circuit Judge Earl C. Pugsley of Hart Mich presiding in Wayne County graft cases declared many minor law violators should be freed to serve their country in the armed forces He suspended a gambling defendant's 2 to 5 year sentence to permit army service and suggested using population of the younger offenders for military needs.
Allied leaders say invasion fear for the United Kingdom is over while Dieppe lessons are studied for future raids. The speaker notes Canadian forces paid a heavy price and urges the full Madagascar story to remain secret, with the Solo Mon Islands landing counted among the pool of information.
Secretary of War Stimson reported the adoption of a new yellow fever serum appears to have eliminated jaundice in the Army. After a peak of 2,997 cases in mid June, hospital admissions fell to 166 in mid August and officials said it looks as if it is dying out entirely.
A fragmented stock note references Sears, Shell, Socony Vacuum, and Pacemaker units with a shorthand market edge reading. The cryptic line hints at trading activity or ticker flags amid an era of corporate names and airline or air related designations.
Davenport Aug 27. War rationing board officials barred a Davenport nurse identified only as Mrs X from buying rationed goods anywhere in the United States after she tried to obtain a new car by falsifying an answer on a prior car certificate. She faced possible fines up to 10000 or 10 years in prison or both.
Heavy explosions from the direction of Calais and north toward Dunkerque in France shook the English southeast coast as a large RAF force crossed the channel. Periodic heavy gunfire was heard and waves of fighters returned from France.
Reuters reported a Moscow broadcast from Geneva dateline describing a large clash near Tirana, Albania. Italians suffered about 200 killed or wounded and shelled the area after several days of fighting, while Albanian fighters cut telegraph lines between Tirana and Durazzo and blew up a key bridge near Elbassan.
Bombay August 27 six persons were killed when troops fired on demonstrators trying to set fire to private property. Bihar government ordered special courts to speed trials of criminal offenses as disorder reports continued to filter in.
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